OpsStars Podcast

It’s time to go from theory to action. In this session, you’ll hear a thoughtful approach for weaving AI into your strategic planning. Rebby John (Salesloft’s Senior Director of Sales Engineering) tackles the common questions and considerations surrounding AI — based on Salesloft’s unique perspective as an innovator in the category.

In this episode of the OpsStars podcast, Pete Kazanjy, Co-founder of Atrium and founder of Modern Sales Pros, joins Don Otvos to explore the role of performance management in sales organization. They discuss how managers can effectively manage their teams through data-driven insights, the challenges of interpreting performance data, and the support offered by the Modern Sales Pros community. Pete also dives into remote working, measuring and managing performance to drive growth and accountability in sales organizations, and the AI impacts on RevOps.

In this panel discussion with operations and enablement leaders, you’ll learn best practices on improving handoffs, achieving tight alignment, and capitalizing on joint opportunities to achieve sustained growth and revenue.

In this episode of the OpsStars podcast, Keith Jones, GTM Systems Lead at OpenAI, joins Don Otvos to dive into the importance of community and connections, the role of AI in sales and revenue operations, and managing processes in a fast-paced environment.

Are you prepared to incorporate generative AI into your Sales organization? Is now the best time to join the GenAI movement? Learn from Karan Singh and Craig Rosenberg, two experienced revenue leaders, as they share their investigation into the generative AI landscape.

In this episode of the OpsStars podcast, Michael Orndoff, Senior Manager of Sales Operations at EverCommerce, joins Don Otvos to share his personal journey and expertise in how to start and succeed in your RevOps career. They delve into the importance of community, continuous learning, and leveraging technology for success.

In this session hear how business leaders are reducing churn, getting ahead of risk, and cultivating a legion of loyal customers. The panelists cover topics such as automation, using the right customer data, renewals cadences, and more.

In this episode of the OpsStars podcast, Rachel Squire, Marketing Operations Consultant at MOBI Solutions, joins Don Otvos to share thoughts on the future of marketing and revenue operations. They dive into the impact of AI on the industry, how RevOps is becoming a strategic partner in businesses, and the role of analytics in marketing and revenue operations.

Ari and Kelly, representing NVIDIA’s Revenue Marketing team, take the OpsStars stage to share their experience in leveraging AI and data science for revenue play efficiency, scaling, and ROI. Learn how NVIDIA’s team of data scientists interpret the signals that feed into tying all things to revenue for a clearer lens in identifying buying groups in ready-to-engage accounts. Ari and Kelly highlight the iterative process of collecting feedback, analyzing metrics, and making data-driven changes to optimize and align cross-org efforts. This session offers practical recommendations, addresses potential roadblocks, and highlights the role of a revenue team in enacting transformational change.

In this episode of the OpsStars podcast, Rachel Godfrey, Senior Marketing Operations Manager at BambooHR, joins Don Otvos to discuss her journey in operations, the future of RevOps, as well as the value of curiosity, persistence, and creativity in RevOps.

In this episode of the OpsStars Podcast, Anthony Valles, Director of Marketing Operations at Saviynt, joins Don Otvos to discuss the digital transformation initiative that led to winning the 2022 OpsStars Award, and what he’s focused on this year, including the importance of maximizing marketing impact and budget efficiency.

Your website is filled with untapped pipeline potential. Every day, qualified buyers are landing on your site but if it isn’t fully optimized for conversion – or worse, your operational processes have qualified leads falling through the cracks – then you are leaving money on the table.

In this OpsStars panel discussion, they’ll discuss their experiences navigating the current business climate when evaluating various pieces of the revenue engine and how the “do more with less” mentality can actually be a blessing in disguise. An audience favorite every year, you can expect an honest discussion and helpful insights for all ops pros today.

In this episode of the OpsStars podcast, Sandy Robinson, SVP of Revenue Operations and Enablement at Patra Corporation, joins Don Otvos to share her journey of transitioning from sales to RevOps, the importance of integrating RevOps across the entire business, and the role of the tech stack for enhancing the customer journey.

Through a combination of account prioritization, digital advertising and highly targeted SDR prospecting, Snowflake experiences 2X to 4X increases in SDR efficiency. Hear from Travis and Hillary as they describe a unique approach to account-based marketing they’ve coined “One-Team GTM.” Learn from Travis and Hillary as they share plays and strategies from their recently published book, Busting Silos.

In this episode of the OpsStars podcast, Josh Hill, former Associate Vice President of Marketing Technology at RingCentral, joins Don Otvos to unravel the world of RevOps in 2023. They cover strategies for driving sales growth, strategies for assessing tech stack ROI in RevOps, and how to manage globally distributed RevOps teams.

With RevOps emerging on the scene in 2015, there have been no opportunities for history to repeat itself — no past corollaries for the downturn we’ve all been experiencing recently. RevOps is an ever-evolving practice with unlimited room for improvement as you connect people, processes, and technology. LeanData CEO Evan Liang takes the keynote stage joined by three noted revenue leaders, Jeff Serlin, Franco Anzini, and Christine Maxey, as they provide perspective and discuss the challenges and opportunities for RevOps during a downturn while keeping an eye on what the future holds for the practice.

In this episode of the OpsStars podcast, Anne Pao, Founder and CEO of Ignite Consulting, joins Don Otvos to share her journey that led to starting her own RevOps consulting firm. They dive into common challenges in RevOps today, the importance of data-oriented thinking, and the role of analytics and AI in RevOps.

In this episode of the OpsStars podcast, Francis Brero, Co-Founder of MadKudu, joins Don Otvos to unpack how the democratization of data science for go-to-market strategies. They also discuss the power of data and personalization in enhancing customer retention, how RevOps shifts toward a business accelerator role, and the evolution of data science in RevOps.

In this episode of the OpsStars podcast, Nani Shaffer, CMO at Channel99, joins Don Otvos to share her career journey and the importance of starting in sales operations before moving into marketing operations. She discusses her time at Demandbase and the era of account-based marketing. Nani highlights the link between marketing and sales operations and highlights the value of long-term thinking and the revolutionary trends in revenue operations, including the growing role of AI.